, the first son of Tadatsugu, was a ''

kugyō is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras. The term generally referred to the and court officials and denoted a court rank between First Rank and Third Rank un ...

'' or Japanese court noble of the

Muromachi period The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by t ...

(1336–1573). He held a regent position kampaku from 1445 to 1447. With a commoner he had sons and Masaie. His posthumous name is Go-Chisoku-In (後知足院).

Career

Ōei was a after ''Meitoku'' and before ''Shōchō''. This period spanned the years from July 1394 through April 1428. Reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1394 : The new era name was created because of plague. The previous era ended and a ...

33, on the 24th day of the 7th month (1426): Naidaijin (内大臣) *

Eikyō was a after ''Shōchō'' and before ''Kakitsu''. This period spanned the years from September 1429 through February 1441. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1429 : The era name was changed to mark the beginning of the reign of Emperor ...

1, on the 4th day of the 8th month (1429): Udaijin (右大臣) * Eikyō 10, on the 4th day of the 9th month (1438): Sadaijin (左大臣) *

Bun'an was a after ''Kakitsu'' and before ''Hotoku.'' This period spanned the years from February 1444 through July 1449. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1444 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previous ...

2, on the 23rd day of the 11th month (1445): Kampaku (関白) and Ujichōja (氏長者)(Head of Fujiwara clan) * Bun'an 4, on the 15th day of the 6th month (1447): retire from Kampaku *

Kanshō was a after ''Chōroku'' and before ''Bunshō.'' This period spanned from December 1460 through February 1466. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1460 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old er ...

2, on the 25th day of the 21st month (1461): Daijō Daijin (太政大臣) and Ju-Ichii (従一位) * Kanshō 4 (1463): retire from Daijō Daijin *

Bunmei was a after '' Ōnin'' and before ''Chōkyō''. This period spanned from April 1469 through July 1487.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Bunmei''" i ''Japan encyclopedia'', p. 89 n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussba ...

6 (1474): He became a priest (

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- Daitsū, 大通). *

Chōkyō was a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', "year name") after ''Bunmei'' and before ''Entoku''. This period spanned the years from July 1487 through August 1489. The reigning emperor was Go-Tsuchimikado''-tennō'' (後土御門天皇). Change ...

2, on the 19th day of the 10th month (1488): He died at the age of 86.

References

* * Owada, T. et al. (2003). ‘’Nihonshi Shoka Keizu Jimmei Jiten’’. Kōdansya. (Japanese) Fujiwara clan Konoe family 1402 births 1488 deaths {{japan-noble-stub